{"id":196059,"date":"2024-03-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=196059"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:21:14","slug":"sailing-solo-around-the-world-with-ruby-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/sailing-solo-around-the-world-with-ruby-gates","title":{"rendered":"Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/c79cc921-c450-44fe-9ed0-d88eb6d06dab?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/sailing-solo-around-the-world-with-ruby-gates\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 50, Ruby Gates left her career and home to get on a sailboat for seven months. At the time, she knew nothing about sailing, but the trip changed her life. Now, nine years later, Ruby has decided to go after the wildest idea she&#8217;s ever had. 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At the time, she knew nothing about sailing, but the trip changed her life. Now, nine years later, Ruby has decided to go after the wildest idea she&#8217;s ever had. 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